Sensory quality of 'bing' sweet cherries following preharvest treatment with hydrogen cyanamide, calcium ammonium nitrate, or gibberellic acid

HortScience

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 745-748

  Clayton, Murray ^a   Biasi, William V ^a   Agar, I Tayfun ^b   Southwick, Stephen M ^a   Mitcham, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

CaNH4NO3; CH2N2; Firmness; Flavor; GA3; Prunus avium; Sweetness; Tartness

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; HARVESTING;

CANH4NO3; CH2N2; FIRMNESS; GA3; PRUNUS AVIUM; SWEETNESS; TARTNESS;

FRUITS;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; FLAVOR; HARVESTING; PRUNUS;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS AVIUM;

EID: 33646458886     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.41.3.745     Document Type: Article

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